US NAVY UNIFORMS Vol 2 US NAVAL AVIATION FLYING CLOTHING

This book is all-inclusive, covering every aspect of aviation related uniforms and equipment used by the American Navy during World War II. Chapters in this volume include: pre-war naval aviation and training, survival equipment and aircraft carrier based aviation, as well as parachute riggers, photographers, air gunners, fighter and bomber crews, US Marine Corps and more. Flying jackets, helmets and parachute systems are highlighted, in addition to Class A dress uniforms and insignia. Informative wartime documents and catalogue excerpts are reproduced here for the first time and hundred of original unpublished archive photographs chronicle US Navy aviation from 1941-1945. Original uniform ensembles are showcased in full-colour contemporary recreations, many of them in and around authentic World War II aircraft.